Team CJGA to Face Off Against Canadian Universities and Colleges at Humber College Invitational

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.cjga.com/humber-invitational/home.asp

MARKHAM, ON (May 9, 2008) – A number of Canadian Universities and Colleges will tee-it up against a field of Ontario’s top junior golfers next week, May 13th and 14th, at the 3rd annual Humber College Invitational to be hosted by Mystic Golf Club in Ancaster, Ont.  Team CJGA consisting of 5 male and 5 female golfers will test their skills against several prominent post-secondary institutions.

Participating junior golfers will be introduced to the options available to them within Canada at the post-secondary level after high school graduation while competing in a high level, professionally run event. The event, now in its third year, will include ladies teams for the first time.

Participating schools include the defending champions, The University of Toronto, along with tournament sponsor, Humber College, McMaster University, and the University of Waterloo.  Teams of five golfers will compete over two days of stroke play competition with the top four scores counting towards the overall team score each day.

Team CJGA

MEN
Robert Blaker, Newcastle, ON   
David Crawford, Hamilton, ON   
Alex Dumais, Caledon East, ON 
Taylor Pendrith, Richmond Hill, ON  
Jed Walmsley, Cheltenham, ON

LADIES
Brittany Davidson,  Mississauga, ON  
Samantha Hall, Toronto, ON  
Julia Hodgson,  Unionville, ON  
Hailey Ingleson  Mississauga, ON  
Meaghan Pototschnik, Stratford, ON

*To view all competitors please visit the official website of the Humber College Invitational

Tee-times for the tournament will get underway at 10:30 a.m. for both days of the tournament.  A prize ceremony will be conducted shortly after the final round is completed.

About Humber College
The "Humber College - Professional Golf Management" program http://business.humber.ca

The objective is to promote post-secondary education in the golfing industry. Endorsed by the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association (CPGA), the Business School at Humber College is the first Ontario college to offer a full-time, three-year diploma in Golf Management. Many junior golfers in Canada are probably within a year or two of having to decide which academic path they will follow after high school. Humber College’s Golf Management Program is an option worth considering for post-secondary education. The Golf Management Program at Humber is also very active with golf intern placements within golf facilities across Canada, providing hands-on practical employment opportunities for Program students.

Visit Humber College at www.humberc.on.ca.

About the CJGA
Registered federally as a not-for-profit association, the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer.  The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit www.cjga.com.

The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partners, HSBC Bank Canada and LEXUS.

For Additional Information:
Rick Betts
Director, Media Relations and Communications
Canadian Junior Golf Association
1.877.508.1069 Ext. 233
rick.betts@cjga.com